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Over Two Minutes of Time-Lapse, Tilt-Shift Video Fun at Frankfurt Airport

Where: Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany
December 9, 2011 at 11:18 AM | by | Comments (0)

As if you needed any more reasons to lust over airline lounges, we must say that some of the best photos and videos come from them. Proving this yet again is YouTube user Ross Johnson, aka Tumbles94, who emailed us to say that he's again used his perch in one of the Lufthansa lounges at Frankfurt International to capture mesmerizing tilt-shift, time-lapsed videos.

For this third installment—see the first two here and here—Ross spends a good long time shooting the 747s and smaller jets that scuttle around the tarmac, plus the drones of the support vehicles.

Note the changing light as the day progresses, and the shadows the clouds cast. Riveting stuff, and many thanks to Ross for continuing to produce these.

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Back by Popular Demand: More Time-lapse and Tilt-shift Video on the Tarmac

September 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM | by | Comments (0)

Encore! Encore! It's time-lapse and tilt-shift at an airport! Last week we featured a great but short video shot from one of the lounges at Frankfurt Airport.

This week, the video's creator Ross Johnson, aka Tumbles94 on YouTube, returns with a longer version—about 40 minutes of shooting condensed via time-lapse into a hypnotic 1:20. Overall it's a bit like the full length novel to the earlier video's Cliffs Notes, but when is that a bad thing?

The star of this video, in our humble opinion, may just be those cranes going about their work with slow purpose, meanwhile the support vehicles hyperactively zip about like they've each downed a 5-Hour Energy drink.

Catch the first video here:

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Six Tips for Women at Munich's Oktoberfest, From the Ladies of Jaunted

Where: Munich, Germany
September 19, 2011 at 9:46 AM | by | Comment (1)


Kim Kardashian represents womankind at last year's Oktoberfest. Vom.

Okay people. Oktoberfest is officially in full swing. The brew has been tapped and the pretzels baked and the hotels...well, filled. The luxury hotel collection Rocco Forte Hotels dropped some advice into our inbox regarding tips for ladies visiting Oktoberfest, and as seasoned female revelers at Munich's massive party, we've got some priceless tidbits of our own to add:

· Drink: The only authentic drink at the Oktoberfest, even for women, is beer. But caution is advised—the typical Munich festival beer, specially brewed for Oktoberfest has a higher alcohol percentage than average. When drinking with others it is polite to clink your glasses, while looking the person in the eyes, and say “Prost”.

Jaunted Says: Whoa—not true about beer being the only authentic drink! In fact, we'd argue there are two other beverages it's "authentic" to drink at Oktoberfest, both of which work out well for those who don't particularly enjoy chugging beer: champagne and schnapps. Look beyond the ginormous beer tents to the Weinzelt tent, a smaller tent that specializes in Nymphenburger Sekt—sekt being German champagne. Even smaller and dotted around the Theresienwiese are schnapps booths, where a few Euro goes a long way (towards getting drunkers).

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Pretzels on Planes! Ja, Lufthansa Loves Oktoberfest

Where: Germany
September 16, 2011 at 10:21 AM | by | Comments (0)

Don't say we didn't warn you. There are now pretzels on Lufthansa planes, and you can thank the spirit of Oktoberfest, the fall festival which officially begins tomorrow, September 17.

Want to see some passengers ripping into those warm, soft in-flight pretzels? Just watch Lufthansa's slick little video above to kick off the fest, although we have to admit that the real attraction of it are the glamor shots of both male and female flight attendants in traditional Bavarian dress, doing such traditional German things as welcoming you with a "Grüß Gott," caressing your Rimowa luggage, and pouring you a big glass stein of Dunkelweizen.

If you'd like to catch the trolley dollys in Dirndls this season, watch for them in Montreal, Sao Paulo, and of course in Munich International Airport. More details right here.

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The USA Has Crop Circles, Germany Has Giant Auto Logos

September 12, 2011 at 9:36 AM | by | Comment (1)

Headed to Frankfurt anytime soon? If your answer is yes—and we wish ours was—you’re in for a little treat as your plane approaches the runway. Those crazy cats over at General Motors have installed quite a large display in a field around the airport, as they want everyone to realize that Chevrolet is a pretty big deal.

The giant Chevy advertisement is part of the company rolling out the welcome mat to important industry big wigs and hotshots attending this year’s auto show in Frankfurt. The Chevy sign takes up like 6,458 square feet of space—oh wow—and is obviously the biggest Chevrolet logo in the world. We have to admit, however, that we have a hard time thinking of any other logo in the world that’s even bigger than this one—right?

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Coming Soon to a Lufthansa Plane Near You: Flight Attendants in Dirndls

Where: Germany
August 23, 2011 at 8:25 AM | by | Comments (0)

In exactly 24 days, it will officially be Oktoberfest in Germany, most especially in Munich where the biggest festivities go down in the form of a beer guzzling free-for-all (actually there are champagne and schnapps tents too). Still, it would only be proper for the German airline to get in on the fun, thus Lufthansa has announced that a select few of their international flights will be crewed by girls and guys dressed in dirndls and tradiational Bavarian suits.

HOT.

The flight details aren't super specific, except to say that the costumed flight crews will head from Munich to San Francisco on September 13, to Montreal on September 22 and finally September 28 to Sao Paulo. One or two may also pop up on other international flights and around Munich International Airport through October 2.

All of this compliments special Oktoberfest menus in all classes, plus the addition of a Bavarian music channel on in-flight entertainment, to get the Gemütlichkeit flowing. And, just in case you haven't yet marked it on your calendar, Oktoberfest runs from September 17 to October 3.

[Photo: Lufthansa]

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Inside and All Around Lufthansa's Massive 'Tokio' Airbus A380

March 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM | by | Comments (0)

Steven Frischling—airline geek, professional photographer and travel security blogger of Flying With Fish—just returned from Lufthansa's first A380 flight between Frankfurt and New York. For us he shares his range of feelings on the trip, Jaunted's second-ever special rendezvous with this plane:

The word "behemoth" does not adequately describe the Airbus A380-800, especially when you're standing underneath it, but it's got to do.

I have stood beneath the Boeing 747-400, stood inside the engine of a Boeing 777-200 and flown in the cavernous belly of a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, each of which are massive in their own right. I have seen the Airbus A380-800 from a distance...and it seemed gargantuan even then.

The other day, for the first time, I had the opportunity to explore an Airbus A380-800 up close, at Lufthansa's Frankfurt Technik maintenance hangar. It was then that, upon walking up to the A380, instantly my idea of the airplane was changed from other superlatives to simply "behemoth."

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Inside Lufthansa's Super Swish First Class Terminal at Frankfurt Airport

Where: Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany
March 2, 2011 at 9:31 AM | by | Comments (0)

Steven Frischling—airline geek, professional photographer and travel security blogger of Flying With Fish—just returned from Lufthansa's first A380 flight between Frankfurt and New York. While camped out at FRA, he did some special snooping for us...behind the velvet ropes of the First Class Terminal:

For the vast majority of travelers, the single most stressful portion of air travel is the experience of the airport. Airport terminals are crowded, noisy places, where security lines may move at a snail's pace and security screeners may be less than polite, not to mention that it's rare to find a comfortable seat and the food options are dismal.

For the privileged, however, Lufthansa has a solution to all of these common traveler complaints, and more; it's the First Class Terminal on the grounds of Frankfurt International Airport.

Lufthansa's First Class Terminal (FCT) is technically not a lounge, or even located in the main terminal; it's actually an independent terminal completely dedicated to meeting the needs of (and pampering) first class passengers flying internationally. Simply put, it's an experience of multiple upscale services, as well as serving as a haven from the usual stress of traveling.

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Biofuels Will Actually Fly You There, If You're On Lufthansa

Where: Germany
December 9, 2010 at 1:05 PM | by | Comments (0)

It seems like every couple of months another airline goes on and on about how they’re going green through their use of biofuels. Apparently Lufthansa is sick of all the one-off tests, so they’re actually going to start using some new fuels regularly on their flights beginning next year.

One of the first routes will be one from Hamburg to Frankfurt—a quickie—where an Airbus A321 aircraft will be getting a special dose of kerosene derived from some kind of plant oil blend. Things will start up in April and will continue until they get the recipe just right. Eventually Lufthansa wants to get green gas in all of their planes, but even by 2020 it still will probably only be like five to ten percent of all the fuel in the gas tank.

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Stop the Presses! Lufthansa Boots Up Long-Haul In-Flight WiFi, Free through January

Where: Germany
November 30, 2010 at 10:47 AM | by | Comment (1)

Be still our hearts! This morning, Lufthansa made us want to write "OMG" like a billion times in excitement after their announcement that long-haul In-Flight WiFi is up and running on most of their New York-JFK, Detroit and Atlanta direct flights to Frankfurt, with complete intercontinental roll-out completed by the end of 2011. Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

Want to know just how awesome this is? Listen up: not only was Lufthansa the first airline to introduce long-haul in-flight WiFi, but this new system—a partnership between Lufthansa and Panasonic Avionics (the same people working on Virgin Atlantic's long-haul WiFi)—boasts high bandwidth for real-time internet use including the ability to access VPN networks or fun things like SKYPE. Netflix streaming? Hmm...maybe! And best of all, use of the new long-haul WiFi will be free until January 31, 2011. Where's our smelling salts?

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McDonald's McRib Contest Wants to Send You to Germany with $10,000

Where: Germany
November 9, 2010 at 9:00 AM | by | Comments (0)

Get ready to have your minds blown.

As you probably know from all the TV commercials and general hype, McDonald's has briefly re-released the McRib sandwich, which every so often does make limited-time appearances on the chain's menu, but still remains something of a fast food legend. Although you can go out to a McD's and buy and consume a McRib right now, one day soon it'll again be gone. That is, unless you're in Germany. McDonald's in Germany have the McRib year-round, and McDs has just launched a contest to send some American McRib fans over there for a big German vacation.

If a 7-day, 6-night, 3-city German vacation for free, plus a check for $10,000 sounds good—maybe as good as biting into a McRib, hmm—then McDonald's wants you to submit a short video entry where you talk about your own McRib legend, or something. Here's exactly what they want:

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Katy Perry's Giant Cookie Marks the End of Oktoberfest

Where: Munich, Germany
October 4, 2010 at 9:05 AM | by | Comments (0)

If there's a world event that guarantees women will be wearing bust-enhancing, colorful dresses, you can bet that the current pop culture cuties will make an appearance for a prime photo-op. This is what's happening now with Germany's Oktoberfest. A couple weeks ago, the 200th Oktoberfest opened in Munich, and Kim Kardashian made sure to stop by with her mom for custom dirndl dresses and braided pigtails. Now it's Katy Perry's turn to be dirndl-ed up, but she's taken it beyond the fairgrounds and onto television.

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